NETWORK APPLIANCES

VENDOR PRODUCT MAIN FUNCTIONS TARGET ENVIRONMENT NOTES PRICE SuperStack 3 Firewall Firewall Mid-size network Firewall, content filtering, and Fast Ethernet $2,744 GSA Marlborough, Mass. (508) 323-1111 Security Switch 6200 Firewall Large network Firewall, virtual private network, intrusion detection, content filtering, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet $19,586 GSA www.3com.com and

BARRACUDA NETWORKS Spam Firewall 200 Firewall and anti-spam Small network Spam filtering and firewall, capacity is 1 million messages per day, 1,000 users, 50 domains $1,399 Cupertino, Calif. (408) 342-5400 Spam Firewall 300 Firewall and anti-spam Mid-size network Spam filtering and firewall, capacity is 4 million messages per day, 2,000 users, 250 domains $1,999 www.barracudanetworks.com

BLUECAT NETWORKS INC. Meridius 1000 Gateway Anti-spam and antvirus Enterprise Spam, antivirus protection $9,995 Toronto (866) 895-6931 Proteus IPAM Appliance Network management Enterprise IP address management and protection against open-source security vulnerabilities $60,000 up www.bluecatnetworks.com

BLUE COAT SYSTEMS INC. Proxy SG Proxy appliance Network Filters out spyware, adware, cookies, keystroke loggers and worms $3,700 up Sunnyvale, Calif. (408) 220-2200 Proxy AV Proxy appliance Network Filters out spyware, adware, cookies, keystroke loggers and worms; adds Sophos or $5,500 up www.bluecoat.com McAfee antivirus

CIPHERTRUST INC. IronMail 345 E-mail Network E-mail security, anti-spam, antivirus, encryption, intrusion detection and blocking Contact vendor Alpharetta, Ga. (877) 448-8625 IronMail 6.5 E-mail Large network E-mail security, anti-spam, antivirus, encryption, intrusion detection and blocking $10,000 up www.ciphertrust.com

CISCO SYSTEMS INC. Cisco Works 1160 Security management Network Security violation logging and reporting, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet $27,000 GSA San Jose, Calif. (800) 553-6387 PIX 501 Firewall Firewall Network Firewall with encryption, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet About $400 www.cisco.com

COYOTE POINT SYSTEMS INC. E250si Equalizer Load balancer Network Five Ethernet or FastEthernet ports, 100,000 concurrent connections, 60 Mbps throughput $3,637 San Jose, Calif. (877) 367-2696 E350si Equalizer Load balancer Network Eight Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, 2 million concurrent $5,540 www.coyotepoint.com connections, unlimited virtual clusters

CYBERGUARD CORP. SL 3200 Firewall Enterprise network Firewall with VPN, claims one-hour setup $64,995 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (954) 958-3900 KS 1000 Firewall Large network Firewall with VPN $22,995 up www.cyberguard.com

ECUTEL SYSTEMS INC. NxG 100 VPN gateway Enterprise IP VPN appliance provides network security for 100 to 500 simultaneous mobile users $500 Herndon, Va. (571) 203-8300 NxG 500 VPN gateway Enterprise IP VPN appliance provides network security for 500 to 1,500 simultaneous mobile users Contact vendor www.ecutel.com

VENDOR PRODUCT MAIN FUNCTIONS TARGET ENVIRONMENT NOTES PRICE

ESOFT INC. InstaGate EX2 Firewall (software upgrade to UTM) Small network Highly customizable firewall and VPN (250 users); additional tools can be added as needed $1,563 up Broomfield, Colo. (303) 444-1600 ThreatWall 200 Message filtering (software upgrade to UTM) Small network Linux-based message filtering; additional tools can be added as needed $1,399 up www.esoft.com

F5 NETWORKS INC. BIG-IP Local Traffic Load balancing Enterprise Eight-port IP load balancing device (application traffic management), Gigabit Ethernet Contact vendor Seattle Management 3400 (202) 272-5555 www.f5.com

FORTINET INC. FortiGate 800 AV Firewall UTM Network Firewall, VPN, antivirus, content filtering, anti-spam filtering, intrusion detection/prevention, $11,995 Sunnyvale, Calif. Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet (408) 235-7700 www.fortinet.com FortiGate 200A E-mail management Network Antivirus accepts push virus signature updates from vendor $3,495

INFOBLOX INC. Infoblox-550 DNS management Network Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet identity appliance handles 12,000 DNS $6,000 Santa Clara, Calif. queries per second, Nios OS (408) 625-4200 www.infoblox.com Infoblox-1050 DNS management Enterprise Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet identity appliance handles 24,000 DNS Contact vendor queries per second, Nios OS

IRONPORT SYSTEMS INC. IronPort C100 E-mail Enterprise network Anti-spam, antivirus $2,924 San Bruno, Calif. (650) 989-6530 www.ironport.com

LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES VPN Firewall Brick 1100 Firewall Network Firewall, VPN (1Gbps throughput), content filtering, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet $55,638 GSA Murray Hill, N.J. (908) 508-8080 www.lucent.com

MAILFRONTIER INC. Gateway Appliance m500 E-mail Small network Anti-phishing, anti-spam, antivirus; reportedly requires skilled configuration $3,700 up Palo Alto, Calif. (650) 461-7500 www.mailfrontier.com

NETGEAR INC. FVX538 VPN and firewall Network Eight Ethernet and Fast Ethernet ports, 1G Gigabit Ethernet ports, dual WAN ports, $400 Santa Clara, Calif. VPN, firewall and 256-bit encryption (408) 907-8800 www.netgear.com

NETWORK APPLIANCE INC. NetApp FAS3020 Storage Enterprise 14 250G SATA and 14 72G Ultra160 SCSI drives $67,250 Sunnyvale, Calif. (408) 822-6000 www.netapp.com

NETWORK ASSOCIATES McAfee WebShield e250 Firewall Network Firewall with antivirus, content filtering, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet $1,830 GSA TECHNOLOGY INC. Santa Clara, Calif. McAfee WebShield e1000 Firewall Network Firewall, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet About $13,500 GSA (888) 847-8766 www.networkassociates.com

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD. Alteon Switched Firewall 5409 Firewall Network Firewall with virtual LAN, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet About $3,800 GSA Richardson, Texas (972) 684-1000 Alteon Switched Firewall 5106 Firewall Network Firewall with Virtual LAN, content filtering, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet About 17,500 GSA www.nortelnetworks.com

SECURE COMPUTING CORP. Sidewinder G2 Model 2150 UTM Network Firewall, VPN, McAfee antivirus, Cloudmark spam filter, content filtering, Fast Ethernet $35,900 San Jose, Calif. and Gigabit Ethernet (408) 979-6100 www.securecomputing.com

SONICWALL INC. Pro 5060c UTM Network Firewall, VPN, anti-spam, antivirus, content filtering, intrusion detection/prevention, 6G Ethernet $10,995 Sunnyvale, Calif. (408) 745-9600 TZ170 Security Appliance Firewall and VPN Network Firewall, VPN, denial-of-service prevention and VOIP support, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet $560 www.sonicwall.com

SYMANTEC CORP. Gateway Security 300 UTM Small network Antivirus, spam filtering, intrusion detection and content filtering, VPN support, optional $475 to $850 up Cupertino, Calif. support (408) 517-8000 www.symantec.com Gateway Security 400 UTM Small network Antivirus, spam filtering, intrusion detection and content filtering, VPN support $525 to $1,150

TUMBLEWEED MailGate Edge E-mail Network Linux-based message filtering and encryption $2,550 COMMUNICATIONS CORP. Redwood City, Calif. MailGate Appliance 3.0 E-mail Enterprise network E-mail management $13,400 (500 users) GSA (800) 696-1978 www.tumbleweed.com

WATCHGUARD Firebox X5W Firewall and VPN endpoint Wireless network Small-office firewall, 12-user limit, 80-Mbps firewall throughput, 6,000 concurrent sessions, wireless $460 TECHNOLOGIES INC. Seattle Firebox X15 Firewall and VPN endpoint Small network Small-office firewall, 30 users (five mobile), 95-Mbps firewall throughput, 8,000 concurrent sessions $380 (800) 734-9905 www.watchguard.com Firebox X700 Security Small network Integrated security appliance for network about 200 users, Ethernet and Fast Ethernet $1,999